Metcalfe hall: Is a museum

Metcalfe Hall is a museum, monument and tourist attraction located in Kolkata, West Bengal. The average rating of this place is 4.60 out of 5 stars based on 2361 reviews. The exclusive Heritage Building with long Gothic Pillars at the crossing of Strand Road and Hare Street was opened to the public in 1844. Metcalfe Hall , 12 Strand Road stands just opposite to Millenium Park is an exclusive example of Colonial period British Neoclassical Architecture. Metcalfe Hall is a neoclassical structure built in 1844 by CK Robinson, the city magistrate. It housed the Calcutta Public Library, the Imperial Library and other cultural institutions, and could be worth a couple of thousand crores today.